Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty to US narco-terrorism charges and claims he is ‘still president’ of Venezuela – live

The US faced widespread condemnation for a “crime of aggression” in Venezuela at the emergency meeting of the United Nations security council on Monday.

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Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain were among countries that denounced Donald Trump’s decision to launch deadly strikes on Venezuela and snatch its leader, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to stand trial in the US.

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“The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line,” Sérgio França Danese, the Brazilian ambassador to the UN, told the meeting. “These acts constitute a very serious affront to the sovereignty of Venezuela and set an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.”

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Trump’s UN ambassador, Mike Waltz, defended the attack as a legitimate “law enforcement” action to execute long-standing criminal indictments against an “illegitimate” leader, not an act of war.

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Read more about what happened at the meeting here.

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The Senate is back in session today, with the House set to return tomorrow.

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Later, top administration officials, including attorney general Pam Bondi, defense secretary Pete Hegseth, and chairman of the join chiefs of staff Dan Caine, will provide a classified briefing for Republican and Democratic congressional leaders about the January military strikes in Venezuela that saw the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, according to a source familiar with the upcoming meeting.

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Members of the administration will speak with the “Gang of Eight” – the informal name of leaders of both parties in both chambers of Congress, as well as the chairs and ranking members of the Senate and House intelligence committees.

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As of Sunday, the lawmakers, who are traditionally consulted on national security issues, had yet to be contacted. “Still haven’t got a phone call,” said Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee. He told CNN: “I’m a member of the gang of eight, and I have yet to get a phone call from anyone from the administration.”

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Congressional leaders on both the House and Senate armed services and foreign affairs committees will also be present at today’s briefing from Trump officials.

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One notable point throughout today’s hearing– which is typically a dry procedural affair where the charges are presented to the defendant and they are able to enter their plea – is the extra comments from both Maduro and Flores.

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Both attempted to directly refute the Trump administration’s long-held stance that the Maduro’s presidency is fundamentally illegitimate. At one point, the captured leader said that he was “still president of my country”, while Flores identified herself as “first lady of the Republic of Venezuela”.

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Today’s hearing has now concluded, but judge Hellerstein noted that the next hearing will take place on 17 March at 11am ET.

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Lawyers for both Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, said that their clients won’t seek bail at this time. The attorneys added that they’ll seek an application at a later date.

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After her husband’s plea, Cilia Flores also pleaded not guilty today.

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She identified herself as the “first lady of the Republic of Venezuela” and said she is “not guilty, completely innocent” after making her plea.

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The deposed leader of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, pleaded “not guilty” to all four counts against him today, including drug-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.

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“I am innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man,” Maduro told judge Alvin Hellerstein in court today.

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Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, are now appearing before district judge Alvin Hellerstein. They are set to be arraigned today.

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According to CNN, Maduro is shackled at the ankles. He and his wife are at the same table, both with wired headphones – presumably to hear a translation.

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The judge is reading through an abridged version of the indictment against Maduro and Flores.

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Nicolás Maduro Guerra, who is an elected official in Venezuela, appeared before the country’s national assembly today, saying that the US “kidnapped” his father and first lady Cilia Flores.

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Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the UN, addressed the security council today, insisting that there is “no war in Venezuela” after the large scale strikes on the country and the capture of its president and first lady.

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“We are not occupying a country. This was a law enforcement operation in furtherance of lawful indictments that have existed for decades,” Waltz added, claiming that there is precedent for this kind of action after the US captured the former leader of Panama, Manuel Noriega, in 1989.

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Today, Waltz said that the “overwhelming evidence” of Maduro’s crimes will be “presented openly in US court proceedings”. A reminder that the deposed president is charged with drug-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy, and weapons possession.

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“Maduro is not just an indicted drug trafficker. He was an illegitimate so called president,” the ambassador said. “I want to reiterate President Trump gave diplomacy a chance. He offered Maduro multiple offerings he tried to de escalate. Maduro refused to take them.”

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At the UN security council’s emergency meeting today, China condemned the military action by the US in Venezuela.

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“As a permanent member of the Council, the US has disregarded the grave concerns of the international community, wantonly trampled upon Venezuela’s sovereignty, security and legitimate rights and interests, and seriously violated the principles of sovereign equality,” said Fu Cong, China’s representative to the UN.

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“No country can act as the world’s police, nor can any state presume to be the international judge … We demand that the United States change its course, cease its bullying and coercive practices”

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China also called for the US to release Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, from detention.

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Outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan courthouse in Manhattan where Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, will face a federal judge today, dozens of demonstrators are calling for the release of the deposed Venezuelan leader. Several people held signs that read “Free President Maduro”.

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However, a number of protesters also praised the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela, and celebrated Maduro’s detention.

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At the emergency meeting of the UN security council, António Guterres, the UN secretary general, issued a statement that was read out by diplomat Rosemary DiCarlo.

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“I am deeply concerned about the possible intensification of instability in the country, the potential impact on the region, and the precedent it may set for how relations between and among states are conducted,” Guterres said.

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“The latest developments follow a period of heightened tensions, beginning in mid August, as discussed in this council on two previous occasions, I have consistently stressed the imperative of full respect by all for international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, which provides the foundation for the maintenance of international peace and security. I remain deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected.”

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International labor union federations are strongly opposing the Trump administration’s military operations in Venezuela.

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International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA) issued a joint statement condemning the actions, including condemning the military intervention, defending the sovereignty of Venezuela, and calling for the release of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro, his wife, Cilia Flores, and any other citizens detained in the operation.

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The ITUC represents 191 million workers in 169 countries and territories and has 340 national affiliates.

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“These acts in no way defend democracy; they are clear acts of aggression as part of a militarised foreign policy agenda motivated by unilateral economic interests,” said ITUC General Secretary Luc Triangle in a statement. “Threats of kidnapping and the misuse of the courts to attack a sovereign government undermine the international rule of law and set a precedent of imperial coercion that jeopardises peace everywhere.”

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The labor union federation noted it agreed with positions expressed by the governments of Brazil, Mexico, and other countries calling for a return to diplomatic channels and peace.

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Rafael Freire, TUCA General Secretary, added, “we defend Venezuela and all of Latin America as a territory of peace. We do not accept invasion and violence against our peoples and territories. The trade union movement, as always, is on the frontline of defending sovereignty and self-determination, democracy and human rights.”

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The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest federation of labor unions in the US, shared the statement in a post on social media, adding “we join the international labor community in condemning President Trump’s unconstitutional actions in Venezuela.”

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The UN security council will hold an emergency meeting shortly, following the United States’ rendition of Nicolás Maduro, his wife, and large-scale strikes in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Venezuela requested the meeting, with support from two permanent members of the security council – Russia and China.

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In its 3 January letter requesting today’s meeting, Venezuela accused the US of carrying out a series of “brutal, unjustified, and unilateral armed attacks” against civilian and military sites in the country. It also accused the US of violating the UN charter.

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Minnesota’s Democratic governor, Tim Walz, has announced he will not seek re-election in 2026.

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Walz, who was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 2024, has been battling a scandal within the state after several Medicaid programs were defrauded of millions of dollars. The incumbent governor initially announced he would seek a “historic” third term in office.

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“As I reflected on this moment with my family and my team over the holidays, I came to the conclusion that I can’t give a political campaign my all,” Walz said in a statement today. “Every minute I spend defending my own political interests would be a minute I can’t spend defending the people of Minnesota against the criminals who prey on our generosity and the cynics who prey on our differences.”

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Walz added that the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers are “are playing politics with the future of our state”.

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He added: “We’ve got the President of the United States demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongly confiscating childcare funding that Minnesotans rely on. It is disgusting. And it is dangerous.”

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A reminder that noted conspiracist, Trump loyalist, and MyPillow founder, Mike Lindell announced he would seek the Republican nomination for governor late last year.

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We have the full video of deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, being escorted off a helicopter to attend their arraignment at a Manhattan courthouse.

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The indictment alleged Nicolás Maduro and other Venezuelan leaders have, for more than 25 years, “abused their positions of public trust and corrupted once-legitimate institutions to import tons of cocaine into the United States.”

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The indictment alleged Maduro and his allies “provided law enforcement cover and logistical support” to major drug trafficking groups, such as the Sinaloa Cartel and Tren de Aragua gang. These criminal organizations sent profits to high-ranking officials who protected them in exchange, the justice department said.

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Among other specific acts, Maduro is accused of selling Venezuelan diplomatic passports to known drug traffickers and facilitating flights under diplomatic cover to bring drug proceeds back from Mexico to Venezuela.

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Maduro was indicted on four counts: narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.

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The case was brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, an office within the justice department known for its aggressive prosecutions.

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The same prosecutor’s office returned an indictment against Maduro in 2020, with the same four charges. The updated indictment made public on Saturday adds some new details and co-defendants, including Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores.

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The first lady is accused of ordering kidnappings and murders, as well as accepting bribes in 2007 to arrange a meeting between drug traffickers and the director of Venezuela’s National Anti-Drug Office.

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Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have arrived at a Manhattan court building, where the full list of charges against them will be read out later today, the BBC is reporting.

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We have a picture through on the newswires which apparently shows Nicolás Maduro on his way to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Manhattan US Courthouse, where he is due to make an initial appearance on drugs and weapons charges in a couple of hours.

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The court appearance will be largely procedural, but will start what will probably be a protracted legal battle.

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As a criminal defendant in the US legal system, Maduro will have the same rights as any other person accused of a crime – including the right to a trial by a jury of regular New Yorkers.

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Maduro’s lawyers are expected to contest the legality of his arrest, arguing that he is immune from prosecution as a sovereign head of state.

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Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, is also due to make an initial appearance at the Manhattan federal court today.

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The New York Times and Washington Post learned of the US raid on Venezuela shortly before it was due to be launched on Friday night, but did not publish anything immediately to avoid compromising the military operation and endangering American soldiers, Semafor reports, citing two sources.

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Along with much of the so-called “mainstream media” Trump has attacked the journalism of both outlets as his administration continues waging an assault on the traditional news industry at a time when it is declining.

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But despite the open hostility, both outlets, according to Semafor, postponed publishing their stories for several hours after the Trump administration reportedly said coverage could have exposed US troops performing the operation, which took two hours and 28 minutes to carry out.

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Spokespeople for the White House, the Pentagon, and the Washington Post did not offer a comment on discussions between reporters and officials on Friday evening, and a spokesperson for the NYT did not offer an immediate response to an approach by Semafor. We have not yet been able to independently verify its reporting.

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China’s foreign ministry has condemned the US’s military actions in Venezuela as a violation of international law and has denounced the use of force against a sovereign country and its president. Beijing has urged the US to release Nicolás Maduro – who will appear in a New York court later today – and his wife, Cilia Flores, immediately.

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China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told journalists this morning that Beijing maintains a “positive communication and cooperation” with the Venezuelan government and China has said it is monitoring the situation closely.

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Analysts have warned that the US attack on Venezuela could embolden China to strengthen its territorial claims over areas such as Taiwan and parts of the South China Sea.

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Delcy Rodríguez is due to be officially sworn in as Venezuela’s president shortly (at 08:00 local time; 12:00 GMT) after the country’s supreme court designated her as interim president over the weekend.

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She had pledged loyalty to Nicolás Maduro on Saturday and condemned his capture as an “atrocity”, but on Sunday called for a “balanced and respectful” relationship with the US, which has warned they might make a fresh military intervention if she does not accommodate their demands.

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Speaking to the Atlantic, Donald Trump said on Sunday: “If she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.”

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As my colleague Rory Carroll notes in this story, Rodríguez, 56, is a political veteran who served as Maduro’s vice-president and oil minister and defended the regime against accusations of terrorism, drug-running and election-stealing, yet for now she is Trump’s favoured option to lead Venezuela.

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She reportedly has the backing of the military, along with ministers including those in the interior and defence departments.

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In our opening post, we mentioned that Cuba said that 32 of its citizens had been killed in the US operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Venezuela and bring them to America. We can bring you a bit more information about this now.

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The Cuban government said the 32 people who were killed were members of the Cuban armed forces and intelligence agencies, with two days of national mourning declared.

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A government statement read:

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Our compatriots fulfilled their duty with dignity and heroism and fell, after fierce resistance, in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of bombings on the facilities.

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Cuba, a strong ally of Venezuela, has provided some security for Maduro since he came to power. It was not clear how many Cubans were guarding the Venezuelan president when they died and how many may were killed elsewhere.

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Venezuela has not officially confirmed how many people were killed during the audacious US attack on Maduro’s compound in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, on Saturday.

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But the New York Times reported that at least 40 people, including civilians and soldiers, were killed in the attack. The estimate came from a senior Venezuelan official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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Markets are reacting to the turmoil over Venezuela and the US actions, with investors seeking the safe haven of gold and buying up shares in defence companies. But with Donald Trump making Venezuela’s oil reserves central to his plans for the country, the price of crude is falling. You can follow the market reaction in our business blog with my colleague, Graeme Wearden, here:

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Colombian president Gustavo Petro has rejected threats by Donald Trump and the US president’s accusations that he is drug trafficker.

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Trump on Sunday threatened Colombia with similar military action to the weekend raid against Venezuela, saying Colombia was “run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States” but that he “is not going to be doing it very long”.

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Petro rebuffed the accusations, saying his “name does not appear in court records”.

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“Stop slandering me, Mr. Trump,” Petro said on X on Sunday.

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That’s not how you threaten a Latin American president who emerged from the armed struggle and then from the people of Colombia’s fight for Peace.

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Petro has harshly criticised the Trump administration’s military action in the region and accused Washington of abducting Maduro “without legal basis”, as Agence France-Presse reports. In a later post to X on Sunday, Petro added that “friends do not bomb”.

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European leaders emerged divided and torn as they tried to welcome the ejection of Venezuela’s authoritarian president but still uphold the principles of international law that did not appear to allow Donald Trump to seize Nicolás Maduro, let alone declare that the US will run Venezuela and control its oil industry.

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Europe tried to focus on the principle of a democratic transition, pointing out that the continent had not recognised Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela since what were widely regarded as fraudulent elections in June 2024.

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But Trump’s rejection of the Nobel prize-winning Venezuelan opposition figurehead, María Corina Machado, was awkward. Trump said she did not have support or respect in Venezuela, but European leaders have embraced her as leading an opposition that deserves power.

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You can read the full analysis here:

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage after US forces seized Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and took him to the US to face drug charges.

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Donald Trump said after the military operation early on Saturday that the US would “run” Venezuela and warned on Sunday that the US might launch a second strike if the government’s remaining members did not cooperate with his efforts to get the country “fixed”.

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Venezuelan vice-president and Maduro ally Delcy Rodríguez has been appointed acting president and offered “to collaborate” with the Trump administration in what could be a major shift in relations between the governments.

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In a conciliatory message on Instagram on Sunday she said she hoped to build “respectful relations” with Trump.

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“We invite the US government to collaborate with us on an agenda of cooperation oriented towards shared development within the framework of international law to strengthen lasting community coexistence,” Rodríguez said.

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In a televised address earlier Rodríguez gave no indication she would cooperate with Trump, saying what was being done to Venezuela was “an atrocity that violates international law”, referring to Trump’s government as “extremists” and maintaining that Maduro was Venezuela’s rightful leader.

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But Trump warned later that if Rodríguez didn’t fall in line, “she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro”.

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In other key developments:

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  Rodríguez announced a commission to seek the release of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

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  Maduro is in a New York detention centre awaiting a court appearance on Monday on drug charges.

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  Top officials in Maduro’s government called the seizure of Maduro and his wife a kidnapping. “Let no one fall for the enemy’s provocations,” interior minister Diosdado Cabello said.

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  Trump’s administration described Maduro’s capture as a law-enforcement mission to force him to face US criminal charges filed in 2020, including narco-terrorism conspiracy. Maduro has denied criminal involvement.

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  Maduro’s son, Nicolás Ernesto Maduro Guerra, reportedly said his father’s supporters were more resolved than ever to support Maduro and the ousted president would return. “We will take to the streets, we will convene the people.”

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  Trump suggested Colombia and Mexico could also face military action if they did not reduce the flow of illicit drugs to the US, saying: “Operation Colombia sounds good to me.”

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  Images of the 63-year-old Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed stunned Venezuelans. The operation was Washington’s most controversial intervention in Latin America since the invasion of Panama 37 years ago.

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  Venezuelan defence minister Gen Vladimir Padrino said on state television the US attack killed soldiers, civilians and a “large part” of Maduro’s security detail “in cold blood”. Venezuela’s armed forces had been activated to guarantee sovereignty, he said.

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  The Cuban government said 32 of its citizens were killed during the raid.

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  The governments of Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay said in a joint statement the US actions “constitute an extremely dangerous precedent for peace and regional security and endanger the civilian population”.

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  All EU countries except Hungary issued a statement calling for restraint by “all actors” and respect for the will of the Venezuelan people in order to “restore democracy”.

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  UK prime minister Keir Starmer said Britain was not involved in the attack but refused to condemn it. British cabinet minister Darren Jones – a close ally of Starmer – called for a peaceful transition of power in Venezuela to be reached “quickly”.

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  Trump suggested the US would not push for immediate elections to install a new government but rather would work with remaining members of the Maduro administration to clamp down on drug trafficking and overhaul its oil industry. He said US oil companies needed “total access” to the country’s vast reserves.

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  Hundreds of Chavismo supporters gathered in Caracus on Sunday to demand the release of Maduro and Flores.
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David Smith

António Guterres, the UN secretary general, warned on Monday that the capture of Maduro risked intensifying instability in Venezuela and across the region.

He questioned whether the operation respected the rules of international law.

“I am deeply concerned about the possible intensification of instability in the country, the potential impact on the region, and the precedent it may set for how relations between and among states are conducted,” Guterres said in a statement delivered to the council by UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo.

He urged Venezuelan actors to engage in “inclusive and democratic dialogue” and offered UN support for a peaceful way forward.

Read more about what happened at the meeting here.

Several nations denounce US for ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela

David Smith

The US faced widespread condemnation for a “crime of aggression” in Venezuela at the emergency meeting of the United Nations security council on Monday.

Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa and Spain were among countries that denounced Donald Trump’s decision to launch deadly strikes on Venezuela and snatch its leader, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to stand trial in the US.

“The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line,” Sérgio França Danese, the Brazilian ambassador to the UN, told the meeting. “These acts constitute a very serious affront to the sovereignty of Venezuela and set an extremely dangerous precedent for the entire international community.”

Trump’s UN ambassador, Mike Waltz, defended the attack as a legitimate “law enforcement” action to execute long-standing criminal indictments against an “illegitimate” leader, not an act of war.

Read more about what happened at the meeting here.

At the United Nations Security Council meeting earlier today, Samuel Moncada, Venezuela’s Ambassador to the UN, described the US action in Venezuela as an “illegitimate armed attack lacking any legal justification”.

Moncada added that “No state can set itself up as a judge, party and executor of the world order … Venezuela is the victim of this attack because of its natural resources.”

Justo Robles

Reporting from outside the courthouse in Manhattan:

Across the street from the federal court, on the other side of the protest area divided by a group of New York police officers, was Izzy McCabe, 21, who arrived this morning in New York all the way from Seattle, Washington.

McCabe is a member of the Freedom Road Socialist organization founded in 1985.

McCabe attended the International People’s Assembly for Sovereignty and Peace of Our Americas in Venezuela a few weeks ago, along with thousands of delegates from countries around the world.

“I spoke with Venezuelans in Venezuela and they are committed to resisting US imperialism because they love their country. They want to stay in control of the destiny of their country,” said McCabe, an American-born protester.

“I am here to protest against US intervention and to remind that there are international laws that need to be respected.”

Justo Robles

Reporting from outside the courthouse in Manhattan:

As Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges at the Manhattan federal court, Alejandro Flores joined other Venezuelans in chants that celebrated the detention of the former Latin American dictator.

Flores, a 34-year-old from Caracas, said he was lucky enough to migrate to the US to pursue an education more than a decade ago, but left behind family relatives who struggled economically. Some of them live today in buildings affected by the US attack that ultimately led to Maduro’s detention, Flores said.

“The fact that Maduro is in court means justice is being served. He is the reason Venezuela saw millions of people leaving their country, looking for something to eat,” said Flores, who now lives in Brooklyn.

“I want to see my country free, I want my Colombian wife to visit my country, I want to have the opportunity to celebrate with my family that still lives there, but if you ask me if Venezuela is free, the answer is: not yet. Venezuelans need to decide who they want as president.”

The first courtroom sketch of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in the Manhattan courtroom today has come through the wires.

Here it is:

Delcy Rodríguez, who served as Nicolás Maduro’s vice president, has just been formally sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president, Reuters is reporting.

According to Reuters, Rodríguez was sworn in by her brother Jorge, who is the head of the national assembly legislature.

A Reuters poll of 1,248 US adults nationwide, released Monday, has found that public opinion on only 33% of respondents said they approve of the US military action to remove Maduro while 34% said that they do not.

Another 33% of respondents selected the “don’t know/skipped” option of the questionnaire.

The survey, conducted on Sunday and Monday, found that 65% of Republicans said that they supported the military action, while only 11% of Democrats and 23% of independents said they were in support of it.

When asked “Are you concerned the US will get too involved in Venezuela?” 72% of US adults surveyed said yes, including 54% of Republicans and 90% of Democrats.

The US State Department has posted an image of President Donald Trump on social media overlaid with the words, “This is OUR Hemisphere”.

In an accompanying caption, the State Department stated: “This is OUR Hemisphere, and President Trump will not allow our security to be threatened.”

Earlier today, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, Maduro’s son, delivered remarks before the Venezuelan National Assembly, and pledged his support for Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez.

“To you, Delcy Eloína: My unconditional support for the difficult task ahead” he said. “Count on me, count on my family, you can count on our resolve to take the right steps in facing this responsibility that now falls to you, and we stand firm in absolute unity to achieve the objective of peace in Venezuela, to move the country forward, and for the return of Nicolás and Cilia.”

He then turned his remarks to his father, and said: “You made all of us in the family strong people, we are here doing our duty until your return” adding that “The country is in good hands, Dad, and soon we will embrace each other here in Venezuela.”

Oscar Lopez

Reporting from Mexico City:

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday doubled down on Mexico’s opposition to the US attack on Venezuela, and rejected the possibility of an American incursion into Mexico after President Donald Trump suggested the neighboring nation could be next.

“We categorically reject intervention in the internal matters of other countries,” Sheinbaum said. “Mexico firmly maintains that the Americas do not belong to any single doctrine or power.”

Sheinbaum’s comments, which she read at the start of her daily news conference, echoed a statement made Saturday by the Mexican government condemning the US incursion into Venezuela’s capital to capture President Nicolás Maduro.

In the hours after the attack, President Trump suggested during an interview with Fox News that, while the Venezuelan attack was “not meant” as a message to Mexico, the country could be Washington’s next target.

“The cartels are running Mexico, [Sheinbaum’s] not running Mexico,” he said. “Something’s gonna have to be done with Mexico.”

Trump’s remarks are the latest in a long series of threats he has made over the last year to send US troops into Mexico to tackle drug trafficking groups, threats which Sheinbaum has repeatedly rejected.

Shortly after returning to power last year, the Trump administration designated several Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The designation “allows us to now target what they’re operating and to use other elements of American power, intelligence agencies, the Department of Defense… to target these groups,” secretary of state Marco Rubio said last August.

When asked about Trump’s latest comments on Monday, Sheinbaum was once again emphatic.

“I don’t believe in an invasion; I don’t even think it’s something they’re taking very seriously,” Sheinbaum told reporters. “On several occasions, [Trump] has insisted that the US Army be allowed to enter Mexico. We have said no very firmly — first because we defend our sovereignty, and second because it is not necessary.”

Still, Sheinbaum was careful to emphasize that Mexico had developed a good relationship with Washington to tackle drug trafficking groups, one based on “mutual respect and confidence, cooperation without subordination.”

The Mexican leader’s response to Trump’s attack on Venezuela was also relatively cautious, particularly when compared to other Latin American countries, according to Tony Payan, a Mexico expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, reflecting Sheinbaum’s need to both appeal to the base of her party while not upsetting US-Mexico relations.

“She’s stuck between a rock and a hard place,” he said. “Between her own natural tendencies to side with the anti-American authoritarian left and the necessity of Mexico to continue full access to American markets and capital…it’s a way of tepidly protesting something that she knows she can’t oppose.”

Victoria Bekiempis

Reporting from the courtroom:

Both Maduro and his wife listened to the proceedings through headphones, as they were provided a live translation from Spanish to English. While the Venezuelan strong-man was deposed in an inglorious US military raid, his larger-than-life persona was striking in Hellerstein’s courtroom.

Asked to confirm his name, Maduro said “I am Nicolas Maduro Moros” but then started ranting about his political position. Maduro insisted at various points that he was the president of Venezuela and said he was “kidnapped” in a military incursion.

The judge told Maduro that there would be a time and a place to make these arguments. Maduro entered a fulsome not guilty plea shortly thereafter—voicing both a soy innocente and a no soy culpable.

Here are some images that are coming in of the scenes outside of the Manhattan courthouse where Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, made their appearance today.

Congress returns with classified briefing on Venezuela from top Trump officials

Chris Stein

The Senate is back in session today, with the House set to return tomorrow.

Later, top administration officials, including attorney general Pam Bondi, defense secretary Pete Hegseth, and chairman of the join chiefs of staff Dan Caine, will provide a classified briefing for Republican and Democratic congressional leaders about the January military strikes in Venezuela that saw the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, according to a source familiar with the upcoming meeting.

Members of the administration will speak with the “Gang of Eight” – the informal name of leaders of both parties in both chambers of Congress, as well as the chairs and ranking members of the Senate and House intelligence committees.

As of Sunday, the lawmakers, who are traditionally consulted on national security issues, had yet to be contacted. “Still haven’t got a phone call,” said Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee. He told CNN: “I’m a member of the gang of eight, and I have yet to get a phone call from anyone from the administration.”

Congressional leaders on both the House and Senate armed services and foreign affairs committees will also be present at today’s briefing from Trump officials.

My colleague, Victoria Bekiempis, was in the courtroom today, and sends this dispatch:

At 12 pm, Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were escorted into Manhattan federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein’s courtroom following their capture early Saturday in Caracas.

Maduro, who was not handcuffed but was in ankle shackles, wore a blue shirt on top of a neon orange shirt, with khaki pants. Cilia’s outfit reflected a similar color-scheme, but there was one notable difference about her appearance: She had two large band-aids on her face. One was on Flores’ temple and the other, her forehead.

Maduro: ‘I am still president of my country’

One notable point throughout today’s hearing– which is typically a dry procedural affair where the charges are presented to the defendant and they are able to enter their plea – is the extra comments from both Maduro and Flores.

Both attempted to directly refute the Trump administration’s long-held stance that the Maduro’s presidency is fundamentally illegitimate. At one point, the captured leader said that he was “still president of my country”, while Flores identified herself as “first lady of the Republic of Venezuela”.

Next Maduro hearing set for March

Today’s hearing has now concluded, but judge Hellerstein noted that the next hearing will take place on 17 March at 11am ET.

Maduro and wife will not seek bail at this time

Lawyers for both Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, said that their clients won’t seek bail at this time. The attorneys added that they’ll seek an application at a later date.

Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, pleads not guilty to drug-conspiracy charges

After her husband’s plea, Cilia Flores also pleaded not guilty today.

She identified herself as the “first lady of the Republic of Venezuela” and said she is “not guilty, completely innocent” after making her plea.